Biography
General Jones arrived on the Bay Area music scene in February of 2007 by way of Colorado.
Since then, they have established themselves as one of the best roots rock groups in The Bay Area.
Drawing influences from all genres of music (truly satisfying a "general jones"), they continue to play timeless, soulful and energetic tunes that exemplify the deep, unabridged feeling that is ROCK & ROLL.
Instrumentation
Matthew "Shark" Shartsis (27, San Francisco, CA): Lead Vocals, Rhythm/Lead Guitar.
Gary "Doc" Jones (27, Berkeley, CA): Percussion
Zach "Z-Money" Sharpe (26, San Francisco, CA): Bass guitar
Mark "Chrome Pony" Abdilla (Ageless, Petaluma, CA): Lead Guitar
Scott Portner (29, San Francisco, CA): Harpoon*
*Guest performer
Discography
General Jones released, their debut album (independently recorded under Shark Shartsis' label HellHound Records) on December 14th, 2007. There music is in Rotation on KUSF, San Francisco, and KZSU Stanford.
They are currently working on a second album that will be released in early 2010.
Links
| http://www.thegeneraljonesband.com |
| General Jones Officcial Website |
| Myspace |